Iron Maiden

The Profile

Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris. A leading act of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they achieved global success with a distinctive twin-guitar attack, galloping bass lines, and theatrical imagery.

Founded by Steve Harris in 1975 in London; core to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal; early studio era featured vocalist Paul Di'Anno before Bruce Dickinson took over vocals. Not to be confused with a separate 1960s UK band also called Iron Maiden, whose album Maiden Voyage (recorded circa 1970) was released in 1998.

These reviews cover two ‘Iron Maiden’ stories: the 1980 debut of the British heavy metal legends and a 1960s UK namesake whose 1970-recorded Maiden Voyage surfaced in 1998. Themes range from blues/prog roots and proto-doom hints to NWOBHM firepower. Steve Harris’s role and Di’Anno’s vocals on the debut get spotlighted, with praise for tracks like Phantom of the Opera and Prowler.